Opal Lee, who was at Biden’s side when he signed the bill, led a 2.5-mile walk symbolizing the amount of time it took for slaves in Texas to find out they’d been freed
This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy.Dance captain Shair'Mae Harris, 17, leads members from"For The Love of Dance Studio" during a parade to celebrate Juneteenth, which commemorates the end of slavery in Texas, two years after the 1863 Emancipation Proclamation freed slaves elsewhere in the United States, in Flint, Michigan, U.S., June 19, 2021.
In Detroit, which is 80 per cent Black, students from University Prep Art & Design High School dodged rain to repaint Massey’s block-long message, “Power to the People,” which was created last year on downtown Woodward Avenue.The “o” in “Power” was a red fist in memory of George Floyd and other victims of excessive force by police, Mr. Massey said.
People commemorate Juneteenth by marching in Washington, on June 19, 2021. Juneteenth, the celebration of emancipation of enslaved Black Americans, took on new significance on Thursday when legislation was signed designating it a federal holiday.Juneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865, when Union soldiers brought the news of freedom to enslaved Black people in Galveston, Texas, two months after the Confederacy had surrendered.
In Galveston, the birthplace of the holiday, celebrations included the dedication of a 5,000-square-foot mural titled “Absolute Equality.” Opal Lee, 94, who was at Biden’s side when he signed the bill, returned to Fort Worth, Texas, to lead a 2.5-mile walk symbolizing the two and a half years it took for slaves in Texas to find out they’d been freed.
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